Halter-snap



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G. M. STOUT.

HALTER SNAP. No. 357,944. Patented Feb. 15, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE liI. STOUT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HALTER=SNAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,944, dated February 15, 1887.

Application filed December 6, 1886. Serial No. 220,803.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. STOUT, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Halter-Snaps, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to so construct a halter-snap that the two parts can be readily applied to and as readily removed from each other; and this object I attain in the manner which I will now proceed to describe, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing the manner of applying the parts of the snap to each other; Fig. 2, a side view, partly in section, and on a larger scale, showing the snap closed; Fig. 3, a side view of the snap, and Figs. 4 and 5 views illustrating a modification of my invention.

A represents the part of the snap which is attached to the strap, chain, or other support in the stall, and Bis the part of the snap which is attached to the halter.

The portion A comprises an eye, (t, to which the strap or other support, a, is attached, and a frame, I), having an inwardly-projecting end plate, d, and central projecting bar, f.

The portion B of the strap has an eye, g, for the reception of the halter-strap or other connection, 9, this eye having projecting lugs 71, to which are pivoted, by means of a pin, z, a pair of snap-arms, m, a spring, a, tending to separate these arms, the opening movement of which is restricted, however, by the contact of shoulders are on the arms, as shown in Fig. 2.

The outer ends of the arms in m have hooks s, for engagement with the inwardly-projecting portion of the end plate, (1, of the frame b, and in applying the portion B of the snap to the portion A said portion A is held in one hand and the portion B in the other, and the two are then brought together in the direction of the arrows, Fig. 1, the beveled ends of the hookss entering the central opening of the end plate, d, which thus serves to compress the arms in at until the hooks s have passed inward beyond said end plate, where upon the armsrccoil under the influence of the spring a, so as to cause the engagement of the hooks with the plate.

In releasing the portion 13 of the snap from the \portion A the arms in m are compressed, so as to withdraw the hooks s laterally from (No model.)

engagement with the plate d, and the portion to permit their withdrawal through the central opening in the plate (I; hence I provide the central guide-bar, f, which forms a hearing for the inner sides of the hooked ends of the arms in when the latter are contracted,

the portion 13 of the snap as would bring either of the hooks into engagement with the end plate, (I, when the arms are contracted.

In the snap shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the end plate, d, is circular, swiveling action of the two parts of the snap being thus provided for; but in the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the frame I) has a rectangular end plate, and the eye a is separate from the frameb and is swiveled thereto. In this modification, also, a different form of central guidebar is employed.

The hooked ends of the arms in are preferably recessed in the rear sides, as shown at w in Fig. 1 and by dotted lines in Fig. 2, so as to permit said arms to be closed upon the guide-bar f.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the part A of the snap, comprising an eye, and a frame having an inwardly-projecting end plate, with the part 13, comprising an eye, and projecting spring-arms hooked at the ends for engagement with the end plate of the portion A of the snap, and having shoulders 05, to restrict the spreading of the arms, all substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the portion B of the snap, having elastic arms hooked at the outer ends, with the portion A of the snap, having an inwardly-projecting end plate for engaging said hooked arms, and a bar projecting between the ends of the arms and serving to properly center the same as they are compressed to release the snap, all substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. M. STOUT. Witnesses:

WILLIAM D. OONNER, HARRY SMITH.

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